Vaughn had roles in Rudy (1993) and At Risk (1994) before making his breakthrough in Swingers (1996). That performance brought him attention from critics and moviegoers alike, including Steven Spielberg, who cast him in The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). He has since appeared in The Locusts (1997), A Cool, Dry Place (1998), and as Norman Bates in 1999's ill-conceived remake of Psycho.